marxists- orgins of the family Flashcards
what is the book based on
marxs final book- published by Engels(1884)- showed what is regarded as the first Marxist account of the origins of the bourgeois nuclear family- took evolutionary approach
what were humans like in the past
early humans - hunters based on cooperation (having tribe, not having a family line)
there was no concept of private property- everything was shared
no need to established paternity
sexual relations were promiscuous
society was matriarchal
how did capitalism changed families
property ownership primarily through industrialization
development of patriarchal system
capitalism led to exploitation and oppression
society became patrilineal - property became the right of mates- need to be certain of the legitimacy of their heirs
